A Simple Farming Life
(2026)(The first book in the Simple Farming Life series)
A novel by Christine L Donnelly
Dying at thirty-five with a stable job and nothing real to show for it wasn't how Michael Cole planned to go.
Waking up in a new world with a neglected farm, enchanted tools, and a Level 1 Homesteader class wasn't part of the plan either.
Copperbridge doesn't come with instructions. The fields are overgrown, the tools respond to essence he barely understands, and every simple task comes with a learning curve. Clear a bed. Plant a seed. Channel essence through the hoe. Try again when it fails.
But Michael grew up on a working farm before a decade of office work buried that part of him. Now, one slow skill gain at a time, he starts remembering what it means to build a life with his own hands.
A quarter-orc neighbor teaches him how to let the tool do the thinking. A goblin town steward walks him through the paperwork and buys him lunch. A foxkin shopkeeper sells him seeds and doesn't laugh when he asks obvious questions. With each row cleared, each crop planted, and each quiet success, Michael's Homesteader skills begin to grow.
Between harvests, he finds more than a farm. He finds evenings at the local tavern with a friend who doesn't need to talk to be good company. Mornings in the garden with tea going cold because the seedlings came up overnight. A routine that holds. A community that makes room for him. A place that starts to feel like his.
Michael thought he was starting over.
Maybe he's finally starting for real.
A cozy progression LitRPG about farming, routine, community, and steady growth across the seasons. Low stakes. No combat. Low romance. Earned progression, enchanted tools, and the quiet satisfaction of building a home one level at a time.
Genre: GameLit
Waking up in a new world with a neglected farm, enchanted tools, and a Level 1 Homesteader class wasn't part of the plan either.
Copperbridge doesn't come with instructions. The fields are overgrown, the tools respond to essence he barely understands, and every simple task comes with a learning curve. Clear a bed. Plant a seed. Channel essence through the hoe. Try again when it fails.
But Michael grew up on a working farm before a decade of office work buried that part of him. Now, one slow skill gain at a time, he starts remembering what it means to build a life with his own hands.
A quarter-orc neighbor teaches him how to let the tool do the thinking. A goblin town steward walks him through the paperwork and buys him lunch. A foxkin shopkeeper sells him seeds and doesn't laugh when he asks obvious questions. With each row cleared, each crop planted, and each quiet success, Michael's Homesteader skills begin to grow.
Between harvests, he finds more than a farm. He finds evenings at the local tavern with a friend who doesn't need to talk to be good company. Mornings in the garden with tea going cold because the seedlings came up overnight. A routine that holds. A community that makes room for him. A place that starts to feel like his.
Michael thought he was starting over.
Maybe he's finally starting for real.
A cozy progression LitRPG about farming, routine, community, and steady growth across the seasons. Low stakes. No combat. Low romance. Earned progression, enchanted tools, and the quiet satisfaction of building a home one level at a time.
Genre: GameLit
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